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Startup Grind Philadelphia Hosts Wayne Kimmel (Artists & Instigators)

Mike Maher 2013-03-29T04:33:21+00:00

Wednesday, 1 May



Wayne D. Kimmel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Artists & Instigators, a venture capital company that he founded in 1999 that invests in consumer product and services companies.  Some of Wayne’s most successful investments include:


  1. SeamlessWeb (acquired by ARAMARK)

  2. Take Care Health Systems (acquired by Walgreens), and

  3. NutriSystem (NTRI), (top performing stock in the U.S. for 5 consecutive years).


His business partners at Artists & Instigators are Marc Eckō & Tony Bifano.  In 2012, Philadelphia Magazine named Wayne as one of the “Top Innovators” in the Philadelphia region.  Wayne was also named by Philadelphia Magazine as one of “Philly’s People to Watch”: “one of 76 fascinating people whose moves, ideas, innovations and boldness will shape — and change — our lives over the next decade.”

Wayne lives in Philadelphia, PA with his wife and their two children. Read more about Wayne and his fund’s current investments here.


About the Author

Mike Maher

Formerly a Naval Officer, Mike is a startup real estate entrepreneur.  He's passionate about building companies with amazing people and creating as much value and impact as possible.  Mike is a graduate of the US Naval Academy where he played varsity soccer, and he has an MBA from the Villanova School of Business in Real Estate, Finance, and International Business.  Currently, Mike is the Co-Founder & CEO of Benjamin’s Desk, Philly's premier coworking community for mobile professionals, entrepreneurs, and startups.  Along with his wife Jennifer, Mike recently launched FirstBase, a startup real estate brokerage that helps match startups with the best office brokers and then powers them with discounted services when they find their home.  As the Co-Founder of RealComps, a real estate technology startup, Mike recently pivoted the model in an effort to disrupt the residential real estate industry with his new startup Houwzer, where he is the Co-Founder & CEO.  A lover of all things Philly, Mike is looking to bring his real estate startups to a city near you.